The wonders of modern technology mean that I can write this while sitting on the train travelling South towards London. I should be concentrating on the beautiful countryside flashing by but hey – I guess this post is a little overdue… So almost 3 months after surgery my hand is just about back to normal, I’m very grateful to all at the Haywards Heath orthopedic unit and Chris Williams for looking after me. First gig back was at Ulcombe Village Festival, which despite the rain was a lot of fun. Following weekend was a 24 hour trip to Croatia for a show at the Soundwave festival with Lizzy Parks. What a beautiful place! We played a great set and it was wonderful to catch up with some old friends and make some new ones. I even swam in the sea!! The Ganda Boys rocked the Almeida Theatre on the 1st of August – if you were there you will know what an exciting show this is – really looking forward to more live shows with this band. Incidentally the album is now available, i’m playing bass and guitar throughout – go to www.gandaboys.com and follow the links. Since then it’s been full steam ahead on two albums, firstly the Auburn album which I have co-written with the wonderful Liz Lenten. We recorded some live piano and vocal tracks last week and this week has been the turn of ‘cello and bass. In amongst all this I have been working on my album which we now have a provisional release date for in November. I’ve been shuttling back and forth to Spain to record the vocals which are all but finished so just the mix, artwork and mastering to worry about now…. And the new Prince Fatty 7″ single Shimmy Shimmy’ has sold out of it’s first run and is being re-pressed. If you want get hold of a copy go to www.mrbongo.com and again follow the links. Incidentally you can see me playing with the Prince Fatty collective when we recorded at maida vale for the Mark Lamarr show on the Radio2 earlier this year. Just search for ‘Prince Fatty’ on youtube.
There are more solo shows in the pipeline – i’ll post the details when i get them. Next solo show is in Birmingham on the 3rd of September in Kings Heath and then 5th of Sept with Lizzy P at the Vibe Bar in London.
Thats it for a bit!
Max
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